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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0009 and id is 1 raw text is: 4. Be itfurther enacted, That, this act shall commence Commencement.
and be in force, from and after the passage thereof.
EDMUND LAW,
President pe'o tempori of the Legislative Council.
[Aiproved Se/ tember 2?id, 1822.]
WM. p. DUVAL,
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
TEST,
ROBERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
4,
AN ACT
To raise a llevenue in the Territory of Florida.
1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legillative Coun. Tax on lands and
ell of the Territory of Florida, That, all lands in this town lots,
Territory, claimed and possessed by persons residing
therein, shall be given in for taxation to the assessor of
the proper county, as hereafter directed, and all houses
and lots within the limits of any town in the same, shall
be given in assessed, and valued in the manner and form
hereinafter mentioned, and there shall be levied and col-
lected annually on said hinds twenty five cents on every
one hundred acres thereof, and on said valuation of town
propLrty, twelve and a half cents on every one hundred
dollars thereof, and so in proportion for a greater or less
quantity or sum.
2. Be it/urther enacted,4r hat, on all lands in this Ter- Tax on non.resi-
ritory claimed or owned by a person or, persons residing dents.
out of the same, there shall he levied and colled'ted, twln-
ty five cents annually upon every one hund'ed acres, and,
so in proportion for a jreater or less quantity.
3. Be it further enacted, That, there shall be levied On slaves.
and collected annually on every iave above the age of ten
years the' Iun. f fift) cents, on every hilliard table the Billard tbles.
sum of fifty dollars, on the licence of every anuoneer - Auctioneers.
ty dollars, and one per cent on the amount of all sales at
auction, which amount he shall annually give in on bath
to the assessor, on every tavern licence and shop licence Tavern licence &e.
for retailing spirituos liquors within the cities, tfle sum
of twenty dollars, and in the country five dollars, on every
licence to retail or vend goods wares and merchandize in To vend goods.
any store or stand in the Territory the sum of thirty dol-
lars on the license of every pedlar of goods wares and
merchandize not the produce or manufacture of tile coun-
try the sum of fifty dollars, and on all persons pfactising Lawyers and doc-
law or medicine within the Territory ten dollars each, and tors.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsfl0009&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)